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RUDOLPH- Haan,A or BRo'o'K'LYN, .Narvacan Letters Patent 1 V'o. 78,667, dated June 9, 1868. i

VIMPBOVFMENT IN HEEL POB. BOOTS, dte.

' TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH Hmm, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Combination-Heel for Boots, Shoes, and any other' wearing foot-gear; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and' exact description thereof,'referencc being 'had to the accompany- 'ing drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The'natureof my invention consists in providing arhollow heel, vmade of'metal or any hard and suitable substance, which said hollow leelcoinbincs and contains, in parts or in one solid piece, the yoke or counter, lthe sole, and the heel proper. I I H The'objeot of my invention is to secure the following benefits, to wit: V

First.l The production of cheap heels, alording to the wearer a sure step and footing, and a neat appearance.

Second. Protection of the most vulnerable purt of boots or shoes 'against unnecessary wear and tear.

Third. A guard for preventing the hem or seem of the wea-rer's pantaloondeg from being drawn and w'orny under the heel. I a

Fourth. Certain prcvcntion of the sagging vand cnlarging of the counters .or cap over the heel in a downward direction; and i Fifth. Preserving the boot or shoe in'its original shape andappearance. I

To enable others skilled in the art to mako and use my invention, I'wi'll-now proceed to describe its construction, and manner of att'aching'the same.

I construct my heel of metal 'or any other hard and suitable miteriahbut give to malleablc-iron castings the preference, it being the cheapest and most convenient. I mould my heel in'such manuel` as to elasp, receive, and hold in a U-shaped yoke', half or three-quarters of an inch above the leather. sole, the counter or cap of the boot or shoe. At this point I insert the sole, Figures 2'and 4, letters A, which said sole may entirely cover the leather'sole, oras much of'it as will berequsite to support the' wearer. From here the actual heel begins to taper down-to its point, being closed in front by ,cross-bar, Figures 2 and 3; letter B,'set at an acute angle. By thus tapering the heel directly from'under the sole, Figure A, in 2 and 4, a dove-tailed space, figi 3,.letter E, is provided,whioh said space or cavity is intended'to be filled up with rubber, leather, or anyother suitable substance, shaped or moulded to couform tothe inner form ofthe doveltail, and whichfilling will be held there securelyby reason of this dove-tail.

The appearance of the above-described heel'can be varied invarious ways, as shown by Figures 1, 2, and 3.

'In No. 1 the yokc or upper circumference of the heel has a spur, D, in fig. 1, added, setting back'far enough to admit and supportthehem or scam of the pantal'oon-lcg, to prevent its being draggedand wornunder foot.

Heel No. 2 presents an uubrokcn circumference or yolre, C, in fig, 2, and isintended to-be used by females and children, and in such cases where the spur is considered dispensable.4 I x Section 3 illustrates substantialkly the same heel as No. 2, varying only by the addition o'f a tap-hole on its centre,outside and in line with the sole A, to receive the screw-end of the shanli of a horsemanis spur or button, fig. 3, letter H. v

In order to fasten the .above-described heel to any boot or shoe, it will be necessary toremove the original heel, or any portion thereof that may be left. The combination-heel is then stuck upon the leather sole.I 'Said sole forms now the bottom of said boot or shoe; and a pointed instrument or piercer is driven through' the holes of-sole A, in figs. 2 and 4, and into and through the leather soleor bottom of the boot or shoe. After the piercer is withdrawn, a pointed knife or auger-bit'is introduced into the inside of the bootfor shoe,'to remove the burreend of the .perforations, and at the Sametime to countersink and recess these perforations, in order to surface of theleather sole or bottom, to prevent laceration of the weerer's foot.

.Having thus prepared the holes in the sole of the boot or shoev to correspond with those of my combinationa admit the heads of the rivets, in such manner as to hav 'e'the top'face of the rivet-hend on a level with the inner heel, rivets are now slipped i nto said holes, long enough to protrude' through the leather and heel-sole, for the purpose of being flattened upon` the under side of sole A, in figs. 2 and 4.

In order to attach and unite securely my heel to any, boot or shoe, an i-ron-soled last, or the equivalent thereof, is used, and introduced into the inside of the boot or shoe, to prevent the rivets from falling out when the boot or shoe is turned over, and to hold the said rivets in their places andv recesses while being finttened down'ou the other end. This being accomplished, a piece of leather or rubber, filing'and fitting the dove-tailed space E, in fig. 3, is sprung or forced into 'the space or c'avity aforesaid, and the work of attachng Ythe heel to the boot or shoe-sole or bottom is completed. i

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the above-described yoke, sole, spurs, tap-hole, and heel, with its iilling and'cross-bar, as within described, and forvthe purposes set foi-th.

' I RUDOLPH HERR.

Witnesses: v

H. A. MLLER, J oHN MAeUmE. 

